Nell suits my lurcher. And she can be a bit of a Nelly at times. I knew one called Tealeaf once: very appropriate! Then there's Mouse- the cat (he was very small) and his mate Monkey (so fitting!). Geronimo the rabbit I had as a child used to chase our Staffie round the garden (called Ella after Ella Fitzgerald), right past Nicodemus the Bullfrog's summer enclosure. Also, a cat called Franny Lee (ex a Man City fan) and a rabbit called Tasty Geezer (three year old daughter insisted). Unfortunately next door's dog agreed. As a Saturday girl in a pet shop I heard a small child name her new rabbit 'Scrambled Egg', wonder how that went! :lol:
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thanks for bringing me to the "problem" that i have discovered i have through thinking about this and i have come to the conclusion i watch FAR too much telly.....tigger cos she bounces about like tigger...zack cos zack dingle came on emmerdale and he had a black beard just like his...roxy cos a group called roxette was on the top of the pops..lol...bilko is named after sargeant bilko and karma is called that cos of my name is earl that i was watching whilst thinking of a name....phewww...oh and ben cos of that stupid song about a rat that mickey jacko done...pmsl
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I did forget to mention my daughter (now 18) when she was very little named her goldfish 'Gold' and 'Fish' (still can't beat AnnSa's Pete and Repete :lol: ) And then there was my uncle's JRT 'L.B' aka 'little bugger'!!!
Not that original, but my younger daughter, aged 18, named her two goldfish (only pets allowed at uni) Fish and Chips. Sadly they didn't last long and were replaced by Christopher and Barbara (we did wonder what she was on), who are still going strong. Like Gold and Fish best though :thumbsup:
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My very practical son decided from the outset to name all his fish by number eg Fishy One, Fishy Two, Fishy Three etc. I think my precautionary tales about how fish do sometimes keel over had registered a little too much :teehee: The first lot, Fishies 1-4 only lasted about a year (never start off with fancy ones is my advice).
We are now left with Fishy Five, Fishy Six and Fishy Eight :lol: It also makes identification easier - when people say, "What's that called?'' , we just say 'Fishy'.
We are now left with Fishy Five, Fishy Six and Fishy Eight :lol: It also makes identification easier - when people say, "What's that called?'' , we just say 'Fishy'.
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Hebe. OH is a gardener so we went with a floral name, also we got her at the beginning of the year & Hebe is the Greek godess of spring.
Rafferty. Was going to be called Moss but it just didn't suit him at all. Rafferty just seemed to fit.
Scrumpy. Was a foster pup called "pup pup". we went to Cornwall on holiday & decided she was staying so after rejecting "Hairy Cornflake" (w00t) she became Scrumpy as she's orange & fizzy.
My ferrets are called Bungee, Frisby & Slinky.
Cats are Squirrel, Kitty Crumble, Tansy, Loki, Tipsy & Webster.
Rafferty. Was going to be called Moss but it just didn't suit him at all. Rafferty just seemed to fit.
Scrumpy. Was a foster pup called "pup pup". we went to Cornwall on holiday & decided she was staying so after rejecting "Hairy Cornflake" (w00t) she became Scrumpy as she's orange & fizzy.
My ferrets are called Bungee, Frisby & Slinky.
Cats are Squirrel, Kitty Crumble, Tansy, Loki, Tipsy & Webster.
Pepa we got as a puppy and she is the colour of pepper so that is her name.
Phoebe she is our rescue and all ready had that name and we liked it so it stayed was thinking of blue for abit but she anwered to phoebe.
Pagen well as you all know he is a Sliplet and we wanted to stay with the 'P's also we were all doing the weather bit in memory of Storm (stormydog)so his offishal name is Hail Pagen . and he can be a bloody Pagen at times :teehee: .
Phoebe she is our rescue and all ready had that name and we liked it so it stayed was thinking of blue for abit but she anwered to phoebe.
Pagen well as you all know he is a Sliplet and we wanted to stay with the 'P's also we were all doing the weather bit in memory of Storm (stormydog)so his offishal name is Hail Pagen . and he can be a bloody Pagen at times :teehee: .
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i choose diesel for my dog name coz the the price of diesel was going up at the time
My Robbie was 3 weeks old,,could not think of a name,,I wanted a Scottish name,,eg scott,,hamish,,etc was doing the ironing and listning to robbie willams,,well,,It had to be Robbie,,and Robbie it was,,Gizmo was named after one of my old dogs,,the first Gimo was named after his dad,,his racing name Ch Ch Rch Predator,pet name Gizmo. I get stuck with racing name for the boys,,spent hours trying to give them one.
my oh pick there pet and racing names
as i can never make up my mind
harley came as charlie(i refused to shout charlie )
i went to pick rory up brought him home to oh he took one look said you'll do rory
then theres jay his breeder like the name jason i didn't so jay it was (best mothers day pressie )
then there beau oh dog which he said from 1st sight just had to be beau
then gus came with his name loved him and his name from the second i met him
hardest one to name was kitt poor lad was a gyp but i just couldn't bring myself to call him that
so oh said what about kitt after knight rider
and shilo came with the name shadow we just perferred shilo name after the ranch in the virginian
as i can never make up my mind
harley came as charlie(i refused to shout charlie )
i went to pick rory up brought him home to oh he took one look said you'll do rory
then theres jay his breeder like the name jason i didn't so jay it was (best mothers day pressie )
then there beau oh dog which he said from 1st sight just had to be beau
then gus came with his name loved him and his name from the second i met him
hardest one to name was kitt poor lad was a gyp but i just couldn't bring myself to call him that
so oh said what about kitt after knight rider
and shilo came with the name shadow we just perferred shilo name after the ranch in the virginian
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JAGO ---- after a shakespere charactor.
Milly-------just looked like a Milly
Midas------after King Midas who made the wish that everything he touched turned to gold. (he is the colour of gold)
Busta------after Busta Rhymmes the rapper.
Ebony------because she is black.
Fen.--------a mix of Fay and Ned, his sire and dam. He was also born near the area of the fenlands.
Loxley-----a friend named him.Robin of Loxley had a deerhound and we were near Nottingham Forrest at the time.
Daisy------she had that name when we adopted her.The lady that rescued her said a pretty name for a pretty girl.(she is nothing like a little flower!!!)
Belle-------came with her name.She is known as Bellybutton at home.
Frankie.---just liked the name.
Belle and Frankie are not on my signature as they are the latest additions.
Milly-------just looked like a Milly
Midas------after King Midas who made the wish that everything he touched turned to gold. (he is the colour of gold)
Busta------after Busta Rhymmes the rapper.
Ebony------because she is black.
Fen.--------a mix of Fay and Ned, his sire and dam. He was also born near the area of the fenlands.
Loxley-----a friend named him.Robin of Loxley had a deerhound and we were near Nottingham Forrest at the time.
Daisy------she had that name when we adopted her.The lady that rescued her said a pretty name for a pretty girl.(she is nothing like a little flower!!!)
Belle-------came with her name.She is known as Bellybutton at home.
Frankie.---just liked the name.
Belle and Frankie are not on my signature as they are the latest additions.
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Except for Beau for was a rescue and we didn't change his name, all our dogs are name after characters out of books. Albus was after Albus Dumbledore out of Harry Potter although he too was already named. Diesel was after Diesel out of Thomas the Tank Engine. Rebus was named after the detective created by Ian Rankin.
Riskit - named after a terrier my Grandfather bred who turned out a bit more cautious than the usual Irish Terrier!!!
Jilly the deerhound - came with her name
Logan the Irish Terrier - came with his name
Dill the Ormskirk heeler - arrived as Dylan aka Dylan the Villain - but because he's too small for 2 syllables and much too nice to be a villain and because the week before he arrived (unexpectedly) I'd been in Latvia, where they served dill with everything - I'd been thinking that Dill would be a cool name for my next dog.............spooky eh? Anyway, I watched the Herbs as a child too
Jilly the deerhound - came with her name
Logan the Irish Terrier - came with his name
Dill the Ormskirk heeler - arrived as Dylan aka Dylan the Villain - but because he's too small for 2 syllables and much too nice to be a villain and because the week before he arrived (unexpectedly) I'd been in Latvia, where they served dill with everything - I'd been thinking that Dill would be a cool name for my next dog.............spooky eh? Anyway, I watched the Herbs as a child too
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